This sounds like a really good plan, just had a look as a kind neighbour has locked me out of my car! Is the auto tranmission plug on of the large multiplugs (red) with about 4 wires going in to it? one of these is green/white. or am I looking at the wrong plug? Thanks --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxx> wrote: > > Okay, This may take a while to read and understand, > but enough of you folks asked, so I'll post the > opening procedure that worked for me with zero > damage to the car. > > First, you need to open the engine compartment. > Open up the coat hangar completely and make a small > hook in it. From under the backside, hook the latch > to open the engine cover. > > Next remove the right angle cover (plastic) that > covers the electrics in the front right of the engine > compartment. Locate the automatic transmission plug > and tag the "LIGHT GREEN/WHITE" wire for future > reference. > > Next, carefully disconnect the car battery from the > alternator, so there is no power on the car. Tape the > cable so it cannot touch anything. THIS IS VERY > IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE NEXT STEP!! > > Next, jack up the car and remove the front left wheel. > Then take that same coat hanger and wiggle it around > the rubber grommet (hook side first) at the rear of > the wheel well. After you push it in about a foot or > so, you will see it emerging in the drivers footwell. > Keep pushing and shaping the wire so it angles over to > the drivers side window switch. This will take > numerous tries and much getting up and down because > you can't see the wire while you feed it. Lots of > patience is required!! > > Once you have got it next to the switch, hook under > the backside of it so it will force the top (backside) > of the switch up. This is the same as pushing the > window "down" side. Now you are almost home. > > Now, go back to the automatic transmission plug that > you thought you'd never use, if you have a manual trans. > Take the small jumper and connect the negative side of > the lawnmower battery to a metal part on the engine. > Connect the second jumper to the positive side of the > battery and touch the other end of the lead to the > (LIGHT GREEN/WHITE) wire in the plug. Your toll window > will come down and you can open the door using the > inside handle. You should hear the window moving. > > For those of you who are wondering----the LIGHT > GREEN/WHITE wire connects to fuse #16, out of there > it becomes WHITE/BLUE to a junction, then down to fuse > #11, out of there it is LIGHT GREEN/WHITE to another > junction and then up to the power window switch #77 > and into the motor. > > This worked very well for me and as I said before, it > beats the hell out of breaking a window. If anyone > sees a flaw in this, electrically, let me know since > it has been a year since I had to do it. > > Mike Pizza Special To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/